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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: MGH on Wed, 14 January 2015, 20:24:50
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I recently purchased two Genovation 630 numpads from http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genovation-MicroPad-630-21-USB-10-Key-/181639637292?
They arrived today via Priority mail. I paid $21 shipped for both numberpads.
(http://i.imgur.com/pzuDsfS.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/64LNhRg.jpg)
2 screws
(http://i.imgur.com/8gKtnas.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/4gZ1VIZ.jpg)
Ver 1.1 ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/2Bpcrvv.jpg)
Plate mount blacks
(http://i.imgur.com/YEK61UA.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/6Z8bbW7.jpg)
All opened up
(http://i.imgur.com/9CVJsB7.jpg)
PCB
(http://i.imgur.com/9HOVR13.jpg)
Note that the switches are plate mount but the PCB supports PCB mounted switches but not stabs.
A more formal review will be edited in once I spend some more time with it. ;)
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Might have to pick one of these up :o Is it only the 630 that is mechanical?
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There is also a 632 which has ALPS swtches in some revisions.
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Proper tenkey layout (with useful keys on top row), very nice. How does it feel? My Adesso numpad is a featherlight, feels like a toy.
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i would have so gotten one of these if i was in the US.... Thanks for the tear down!
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After using it for two days, I don't really like it.
The bottoming out feels really mushy, the switches themselves feel like the unclipped stabilizers. It has a plate, but I think that the combination of thin plate and flimsy plastic case make it feel like ****. When I apply a lot of force on the keys, the whole PCB+Plate combo moves up and down inside of the case.
The cable placement is also a tragedy, it juts out of the top of the right side, making it interfere with the mousepad if you put it on the right and with the keyboard (if its TKL-Fullsize) if you put it on the left.
But for $11, its a nice little numpad for quick usage, and a nice object for taking pictures with ;D
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After using it for two days, I don't really like it.
The bottoming out feels really mushy, the switches themselves feel like the unclipped stabilizers. It has a plate, but I think that the combination of thin plate and flimsy plastic case make it feel like ****. When I apply a lot of force on the keys, the whole PCB+Plate combo moves up and down inside of the case.
The cable placement is also a tragedy, it juts out of the top of the right side, making it interfere with the mousepad if you put it on the right and with the keyboard (if its TKL-Fullsize) if you put it on the left.
But for $11, its a nice little numpad for quick usage, and a nice object for taking pictures with ;D
Sounds like you need to send me one to mod =D
Thanks for the update/review
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After using it for two days, I don't really like it.
The bottoming out feels really mushy, the switches themselves feel like the unclipped stabilizers. It has a plate, but I think that the combination of thin plate and flimsy plastic case make it feel like ****. When I apply a lot of force on the keys, the whole PCB+Plate combo moves up and down inside of the case.0
The cable placement is also a tragedy, it juts out of the top of the right side, making it interfere with the mousepad if you put it on the right and with the keyboard (if its TKL-Fullsize) if you put it on the left.
But for $11, its a nice little numpad for quick usage, and a nice object for taking pictures with ;D
You can easily open the num-pad up and change the cable to come out of the left side of the num-pad. There are holes on both sides of the case, doesn't require any modification (you just move the rubber plug to the other side).
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After using it for two days, I don't really like it.
The bottoming out feels really mushy, the switches themselves feel like the unclipped stabilizers. It has a plate, but I think that the combination of thin plate and flimsy plastic case make it feel like ****. When I apply a lot of force on the keys, the whole PCB+Plate combo moves up and down inside of the case.0
The cable placement is also a tragedy, it juts out of the top of the right side, making it interfere with the mousepad if you put it on the right and with the keyboard (if its TKL-Fullsize) if you put it on the left.
But for $11, its a nice little numpad for quick usage, and a nice object for taking pictures with ;D
You can easily open the num-pad up and change the cable to come out of the left side of the num-pad. There are holes on both sides of the case, doesn't require any modification (you just move the rubber plug to the other side).
Ohhhhh.....thanks for the info :thumb:
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You can easily open the num-pad up and change the cable to come out of the left side of the num-pad. There are holes on both sides of the case, doesn't require any modification (you just move the rubber plug to the other side).
The cable orientation has bothered since I received the numpad, thanks for the heads up.
MGH - thanks for bumping :)